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Archive — January 2008

Real estate

The Smallest and the Most Expensive

Whatever you say, Europe is a very pleasant place, and our people sometimes instinctively strive to go there. This part of the world has many wonderful corners, and they are certainly worth seeing…

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Tourism

How to Drink Beer Properly in a Pub

A compatriot who finds themselves in London will sooner or later end up in a pub; otherwise, a trip to the capital of the UK would be devoid of a certain meaning: it is simply impossible to…

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Going to Study in Australasia Education

Going to Study in Australasia

Want to get an education in an English-speaking country, but US and UK universities scare you off with high prices? As Ucheba.Ru notes, studying in Australia and New Zealand is an ideal option in…

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January's Snowy Experiments Tourism

January's Snowy Experiments

January's lineup is standard and predictable: in Austria, they will hold a ball again; in Britain, a Celtic festival will be organized; and in Italy, new technologies in cinema will be demonstrated…

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Studying Abroad: Questions and Answers Education

Studying Abroad: Questions and Answers

We offer readers a selection of answers to the most pressing questions that potential clients ask experts of educational agencies.

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Smokers to Be Sent to Isolation Everyday life

Smokers to Be Sent to Isolation

In France, since January 1, smoking in bars, restaurants, or nightclubs has become illegal. On the eve of the zero hour, there was even some panic in society related to this innovation. According to…

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Red-Skinned Passport Curiosities

Red-Skinned Passport

Indians of the Lakota tribe, whose chiefs were particularly belligerent in the second half of the 19th century, have taken the path of diplomatic war. Having finally lost hope that the pale-faces and…

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Britons Impose a Birth Mark Everyday life

Britons Impose a Birth Mark

Every person should know their biological parents – British parliamentarians are convinced of this, as they methodically advance corresponding legislative initiatives. Their latest step is an…

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Pyramidal Monopoly Curiosities

Pyramidal Monopoly

Egyptian parliamentarians intend to pass a law that will prohibit the manufacture of copies of Egyptian antiquities - whether pyramids or the Sphinx - without permission from the country's…

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Work

Israel Offers Bonus to Immigrant Doctors

Doctors of Jewish origin from English-speaking countries are offered a $60,000 bonus if they move to Israel. According to the Haaretz newspaper, the Israeli authorities, concerned about the shrinking…

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Visas

Cost of visas to Madagascar tripled

Citizens of Russia and CIS countries need an entry visa to visit Madagascar. It can be obtained through the embassy in Moscow.

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Everyday life

Turkey to Ban Smoking in Cafes and Restaurants

Turkish authorities intend to ban smoking in public places. The law, passed by the country's parliament, provides for a ban on smoking in entertainment venues, including cafes and restaurants…

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Visas

Israel ready to cancel visas for Ukrainians

The visa regime between Ukraine and Israel may be canceled within this year. According to Deutsche Welle, the intention to initiate negotiations with Kyiv on the visa issue was announced by Israel's…

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Visas

Poland Reduces List of Visa Documents

Poland has significantly reduced the list of documents required for obtaining a visa. Until now, Ukrainians complained about the unjustifiably large number of papers they had to submit to Polish…

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Immigration

Number of asylum seekers in Czech Republic decreases

Last year, 1,878 applications for asylum were filed in the Czech Republic. Over 25% of requests came from citizens of Ukraine and Turkey.

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Visas

Switzerland to join Schengen at year-end

The European Union has agreed to Switzerland's accession to the Schengen visa-free zone. The decision was made in recent days at a meeting of foreign ministers of the 27 EU countries, reports…

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Shopping

26 Duty Free shops closed in Montenegro

Slobo Markovic, Chairman of the Association of Duty Free Shop Owners of Montenegro, confirmed to the newspaper Vijesti that 26 Duty Free shops ceased operations in the country as of January 1, 2008.

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Everyday life

Smoking banned in Dubai hotels

Since January 15, a ban on smoking in hotels of all categories has come into force in Dubai (UAE). From now on, smoking on the territory of Dubai hotels is allowed only outside buildings, as well as…

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Visas

Czechia to rid 'zarobitchane' of dubious intermediaries

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Visas

UK to increase fees for several visa categories

The British government intends to soon increase fees for several categories of entry visas and residence permits in the United Kingdom, the UK Home Office has reported.

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